Acer buergerianum, Bonsai, Root over rock style (Sekijoju), Brooklyn Botanic Garden , a photo by Flatbush Gardener on Flickr.

Atteva aurea , Ailanthus Webworm Moth, on Pycnanthemum , Mountain-Mint, in my garden last weekend. The intense colors are believed to be apo...

Update 2012-09-10 : Only one caterpillar remains. The morning of the day we left on our last road trip - which led us to the Adirondack H...

Part of the eastern bank of the Hudson River, just south of the Route 8 bridge at Riparius/Riverside in the Adirondacks of New York. A year ...

Trichopoda pennipes , Feather-legged Fly, on Pycnanthemum , Mountain-Mint, in my garden yesterday. Although it's widespread and common, ...

Scolia dubia , Blue-winged Digger Wasp, on Pycnanthemum , Mountain-Mint, in my garden. Another little jewel of a wasp that is new to me t...

Echinacea pallida , Pale Coneflower, growing in my urban backyard native plant garden. I was appalled to see the National Wildlife Federa...

Lonicera sempervirens , Trumpet Honeysuckle, blooming in my urban backyard native plant garden and wildlife habitat this afternoon. My lit...

2019-04-07 : Additions and link corrections Amelanchier Flower Buds With a score or so species, subspecies, and natural hybrids native...

Our unseasonably warm weather has turned the phenology dial up to 11 in my urban backyard native plant / wildlife habitat garden . Last We...